Chances are, if you’re going to a celebration, there will be balloons. A popular choice is the metallic and shiny Mylar balloon sure to be seen at many July 4 cookouts this weekend. But experts ...

Feb. 12—Love is in the air this week, but power providers are asking New Mexicans to keep it away from their lines. Mylar balloons, those shiny tokens of affection often sent to sweethearts on ...

Mylar balloons are metallic and conduct electricity, leading to surges and shorts that can disrupt power, start fires and damage the electric grid. According to Ameren, ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans residents can no longer use Mylar balloons during balloon releases. On Thursday, the City Council voted to ban them from being released because of their history of ...

NEW ORLEANS — Mylar balloons were to blame again for knocking power out to Entergy customers in Orleans Parish Sunday morning. According to a social media post from the New Orleans City Council ...

National Grid told News10NBC that a cluster of Mylar balloons got caught on a distribution line in West Hamlin just after 4:30 a.m. Crews restored power about two and half hours later.

Since 2020, over 120,000 We Energies customers lost power because of outages caused by Mylar balloons, he added. Last year alone, nearly 8,000 customers lost power for an average of 105 minutes ...

It’s called The Mylar Balloon Project Art Exhibit and it’s inspired by Teresa collecting mylar balloons from a very small shoreline in Little Compton over the past four years.

A Mylar balloon caused a power outage at St. Louis Lambert Airport. Ameren emphasizes the risk and safety precautions for Mylar balloons near power lines. Skip Navigation ...